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Bowling for assault rifles
October 31, 2007Just got done approving some friends for NEXT's MySpace page. www.myspace.com/nextonline...and I ran across some disturbing, in my book anyways, pictures.
Chris Burney, I wanna say bassist, for Bowling For Soup, looks to me like he's quite the gun connoisseur.
On his personal page the hometown hero has a several pictures of himself with an AK 47, a .50 Desert Eagle and a AR-15.
Now I don't know my guns from a whole in the wall, but they look dangerous. Didn't know the man had a special place in his heart for guns.
I was surprised when I saw the pictures. Well, not really I guess. People are doing some crazy things these days.
I like the idea of being able to own a gun, but how many does one person need. I can understand if a person wants a couple of handguns.
Maybe you like to go to the range and shoot once or twice a week. But what's with the assault rifles Mr. Burney?
Just asking ;)
That's just one of eight pictures I've seen.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 11:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Pats don't cheat
October 30, 2007Just read a blog by some guy named Nick Gholson. You might have heard of him.
He accuses the Patriots of doing something everybody does. So what they got caught. So what Bill Belichick admitted to video taping the New York Jets.
They win. They're going to win. I'm glad they are running up the score on other teams. If you can stop them, then stop 'em.
Don't whine after the game because you couldn't do your job. Just say you got your butt kicked and go on about your business.
Go Pats.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 9:43 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Brett Favre magic
After watching last night's 19-13 win over the Denver Broncos, I figured I'd do a little digging on Brett Favre.
The guy can play. There's no doubt about it. But he's fun to watch. They made an awfully big deal about him the whole game, well the ESPN staff did, like America under appreciates the guy.
Far from the truth. They want to compare him to Manning and Brady. Which he isn't, but he once was better than both.
The guy won three MVP in consecutive years, and is still the only one to do so. Peyton's only award was shared with Steve "Air" McNair. Tom Brady's first might be this year.
In 1996 he crushed my New England Patriots in the Super Bowl (31). Desmond Howard and Reggie White had a role to play in the Patriots demise, but Brett led the charge.
I think it was Antonio Freeman who he hit from what seemed at the time like 85-yards out to seal the deal.
Anyways, Drew Bledsoe wasn't that good as a three-year vet, and he couldn't avoid the Reggie White rush.
Brett will always be great. Guy's got a rocket arm and something that is undefinable. But his career started at Southern Mississippi.
He wasn't all that great out of high school. The Kiln, Miss. native was recruited by the Golden Eagles as a defensive back.
He started his freshman year, 1987, seventh on the quarterback depth chart. But by game 3 he became the starter. From 87 to 90 he set school records for passing yards and completions. He tied for the career TD mark.
He played for two coaches, Jim Carmody and Curley Hallman. Who? Exactly. They didn't win that much, but in 88 the Gold Eagles finished with a 10-2 record. They won the Independence Bowl that year over UTEP by 20 points, 38-18. He wasn't able to bet Auburn that year, but he did in 1990 as a senior by one point. He was able to hang it over Bobby Bowdne's head once in 89 with a 30-26 win.
I've seen a lot of Packers games. And if this is his last year I'll be sad to see him go.
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Kenna
October 25, 2007All I have to say is check out the new Kenna album "Make Sure they see my Face." The Kid is talented.
Heck, he even has a chapter in a book devoted to his first album. Malcolm Gladwell's "Blink" if you're interested.
Take a spin for yourself. Let me know what you think. His new album review will be published in the Next NEXT, Nov. 2.
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Do eat the Horsey Sauce
After much consideration I'm forcing myself to admit, after a few more days of throwing up and other unmentionables, that Arby's Horsey Sauce didn't get me sick.
Something else did. I don't know what, but something did. And I won't rest until I find the answer....hahaha.
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Don't eat the Horsey Sauce
October 22, 2007Just want to let everyone know that the Arby's Horsey Sauce kicked my butt this weekend, literally.
I spent more time in the bathroom Saturday and Sunday than I want to remember.
I've never had food poisoning before, but I'm guessing what I experienced Saturday and Sunday was exactly that.
It all started mid Saturday afternoon. My mom took the wife and I out to eat for lunch. My mom and I got the same thing. A giant with curly fries. Umm, Umm good.
Or so I thought.
I like to alternate my roast beef with a dab or Arby's Sauce and a dab of Horsey Sauce. Everything was going well until mid sandwich. I didn't exactly know what was up, but I finished my meal and went about my business.
Later that day I went to my brother's house and went through an episode of the hot-colds. My face was on fire and my body was freezing.
I was finally able to make it home. I had no energy. My body felt like it had been in a collision of car-wreck proportions. Then I threw up. Man was that disgusting.
I figured I'd be good to go. Throwing up usually cures what ails me. After about two days on the pot, I'm finally back to normal, I hope.
I'm not sure if I'll ever recover, psychologically, enough to return to Arby's. I know I'll think twice before I do.
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Nas' "N" word.
October 19, 2007Nasir Jones, one of the greatest rappers of all time is throwing gasoline on the fire. He's new album switched focus rather quickly when he went from the title "Nigga" to "Nigger."
He wanted to prove a point. He says he wanted to give less meaning to it. Here's a quote I found on Rolling Stone that sums up his feelings:
“I wanna make the word easy on (m****f****s’) ears. You see how white boys ain’t mad at ‘cracker’ ’cause it don’t have the same [sting] as ‘nigger’? I want ‘nigger’ to have less meaning [than] ‘cracker."
His new album's title is aimed at a large scale protest, currently falling on Capitol Hill's ears, by "artistically" putting his two cents in.
I like where's he coming from. Writing this blog is difficult, but I've been thinking about how to approach the subject for a long time.
I'm not a big fan of censorship. Recording artists should be able to do what they want if they're making a product, which is now regulated, that people are buying.
I don't buy cds from Wal-Mart. I got to a store that sells those songs with all those dirty words. It's true emotion that I take from listening to someone degrade or threaten another.
It is how it is. My parents couldn't figure it out. They tried, unsuccessfully, to take rap away from me when I was younger, and it didn't work then.
If someone steps in, more than they already are, I'm going to be one big disappointed music fan.
The n-word has sting. Has and probably always will. It's a mark on the English language. But it's not going anywhere and not a lot has been done to change either the meaning or the relevance. Is something going to be able to change or alter it? Who knows.
I just have to say I like Nas' move. He did what he did for a reason and I believe what he's doing is genuine. I'll buy the album....but I like controversy.
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Hot QBs
October 18, 2007Tony Romo could use a little makeup. Just picture the post game interview. Romo, all sweaty, takes off his helmet to great the worthless sideline reporters and Bam!, he's got some mascara on. Maybe a little lip gloss.
This was the topic of discussion by a couple of reporters at the paper. I voted for Tom Brady...the quarterbacks of all quarterbacks. He looks like he needs to be on the cover of a magazine every week.
My friend suggested Tony Romo. Personally I think he looks a little goofy, his ears a little big, but still good looking.
Another reporter suggested J.P. Losman, maybe-starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills.
I don't know how the topic came up, but them's the breaks.
Quarterbacks are usually the better looking athletes. Like pilots and fireman, well not many from here, but I'm trying to make a point about good looking dudes going to certain professions. Maybe they're selected by the gods. I doubt it, but you never know.
Not a lot of good looking guys are reporters. I know Robert Morgan once made a statement about the overall attractiveness would decline if he left. He's got a big head and funny schnoz.
I just have to add this. Hot woman are employed at sometimes Kindergarten and odd secretary jobs. There are a lot of good looking ladies in other professions, but them's the breaks.
Here a few hot female athletes if your interested in my tastes. I doubt it, but here ya go:
Biba Golic, Danica Patrick and Maria Sharpova. There's more but the woman listed are just a few.
I'd rather have a hot QB any day. Why do I let my wife enjoy the Packers on Sunday? So we can both stare at the dreamy, one-and-only Brett Favre.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 11:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
No McDonalds arch
October 17, 2007
This is the new photo from the under construction Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington. Looks huge. Thought I'd pass it along.
I also like to say that the Cowboys are still the cream of the cop in the NFC. Fans don't get your hopes done. The Patriots looked extremely better last weekend. Patrick Crayton is a little crazy for guaranteeing a Super Bowl visit, but at least its not TO running his mouth.
By the by, TO has been a fantasy disappointment. Anyone looking for a trade I have him for pennies on the dollar. Of course you have to be in my fantasy league to get him, but that's besides the point.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 10:24 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
mistakes happen
October 15, 2007I was thinking about the world today when I stopped to read a copy of the New York Times. I skimmed straight to the sport's page because that's how my brain operates.
After reading the main story about the New England Patriots' victory over the Dallas Cowboys I noticed a small meaningless mistake. That's right, a mistake in the New York Times. Gasp!
The way I see it, the New York Times is the standard for American newspapers. Everything they do seems to be done well as far a news writing is concerned.
But the main story about the game mentioned that Tom Brady threw five touchdowns, two to Randy Moss and two to Wes Welker.
The first and third part of the sentence is accurate, but the second, with two to Randy Moss, is incorrect.
Moss had two touchdown catches, one of which was called back. The write made a simple mistake, but in the world of newspapers I can imagine how she feels. Or, maybe not.
She works for the New York Times, and I work for the Times Record News. I know I feel horrible when I make a mistake that shows up in print the next morning.
I want to crawl under a rock and do the unthinkable. The TRN goes out to a much smaller scale of people than that of the NY Times.
Reporters hate to get things wrong. But mistakes happen. Now the NY Times handles, at times, way more important, Pulitzer level stories, but everybody knows when something goes wrong in Wichita Falls.
A laugh might even be had at the paper's expense.
Read the NY times every morning and a journalist, mainly this one, is quick to learn and understand in the greater scheme of things that mistakes happen.
I've messed up in all phases of life-on-the-job, but this job's mistakes are more magnified.
I'm just glad I don't work for the NY Times.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 1:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Rock n' Roll Jesus
Kid Rock proclaimed himself the Rock N' Roll Jesus on his new album, coincidentally titled "Rock N' Roll Jesus."
I don't know about all that, but it's a good album. The album feels genuine. Give it a try, even if you don't like Kid Rock. I really don't care for the guy, but I'm jammin' to the album right now.
My brother gave a couple songs a listen, and he dismissed it as junk. He said he's lost all faith in modern music.
I told him to stick a Kanye West and Outkast album in each ear, followed by a steady diet of the Killers.
The guy listens to strictly 80s pop, can't blame him for that, and old southern rock. "If it ain't Skynyrd it ain't good."
Though I agree that Lynyrd Skynyrd can be good at a company picnic, they're not the greatest of all time.
I think he also likes a little Big Tymers - a New Orleans rap group - from time to time, but that might be it.
This isn't a big push to try to force feed my brother a Kid Rock album, even though I would love to jam stuff down his throat sometimes, it's to show that you gotta spread your so-call musical wings from time to time.
A guy recommended something that sounded like death metal to me last week. I gave it a couple of spins. Didn't like it that much, but not a big fan of death metal. I like White Zombie occasionally, but that's about has heavy as my metal gets. "Astro Creep 2000" is an amazing album by the way.
Spread your wings and fly little birdies. Stay away from Kenny G though. He's the one that melted Icarus' wings. Daedalus hasn't forgiven him yet and neither have I.
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New MSU AD
October 8, 2007Found this on the web. St. Petersburg.com
By BRIAN LANDMAN, Times Staff Writer
Published October 7, 2007
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TALLAHASSEE - Florida State president T.K. Wetherell said he had planned to overhaul the athletic department months before learning of an academic misconduct scandal involving 23 student-athletes and two university employees.
"We started that back in January," he said.
Two senior administrators - Charlie Carr and Pam Overton - resigned effective Monday, and Wetherell said there are no plans to replace them. He sent a letter dated June 1 to athletic director Dave Hart informing him that his contract, which expires in January 2009, will not be renewed.
"We've set up a committee on campus, but with our open records, we'll have to go through a (private search) firm to talk to people," he said of finding an athletic director.
As for the academic scandal, Wetherell reiterated that the school is finalizing its internal investigative report that it will send to the NCAA, which will use that report as the starting point for its investigation.
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Music of the week
October 5, 2007First off I would like to say congrats to Kidd Cameron from Hot 103.9. A long and lasting marriage to you and your new bride. Cute kid by the way.
Back to the topic of the day. Here are a couple songs/upcoming releases that I've run across. I wasn't able to hype a couple of albums on the radio the other night on the top 8 at 8.
Bruce Springsteen's album, Magic, is solid. It's Bruce being Bruce, oh yeah and that E Street Band isn't that bad.
I really love the saxophonist. He's been amazing for years. Hopefully someone young enough not old enough to know better stumbles across this album.
I was also able to listen to the Foo Fighters new collection of stuff. It's all over the place, but its still pretty good. I like Foo Fighters, have for a while. I have two albums, The Colour and the Shape and One by One, on my iPod and I listen to both a lot.
Real quick...
The new Chamillionaire album is good. I hyped the album on the show the other night and I like it. He doesn't range much outside of the hip-hop police, but he's got a message worth listening to.
The new Jay-Z single is solid. If its a taste of things to come with the American Gangster album coming Nov. 6, then I'm excited. "Blue Magic" is the new single I downloaded off iTunes and its a laid back flow about herion. Or maybe its coke. Who knows nowadays.
Check out the alt-rock band Band of Horses. I've been hesitant to jump on the wagon, but after previewing a couple of their songs on MySpace I recommend it.
Have a good weekend.....
Texas will beat OU by the way. I hope they do is more like it. I say they win by 10 points at the Cotton Bowl. LSU is going to demolish Florida for anyone who cares in this Big 12 part of the country.
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Beer at Memorial Stadium
October 3, 2007Why not?
I like to drink a brew or two before, during and after a football game. I know that Memorial Stadium is WFISD property, but MSU football games should come with a complementary cup of Bud Light.
It's a thought. It's a little half-baked, but why not.
It's not like people are beating down the doors to watch MSU football. But people will show up semi-regularly to watch some high schoolers play hockey.
They might average about 1,000 a night and they're not that good. MSU football team seems to be taking names on the competition.
I wanna go, really, to the MSU vs. West Texas A&M. I think both are undefeated. Why not go.
I really wish people here weren't too high school football crazy. Drives me nuts sometimes. Especially when I see soundoffs about schools not getting the kind of coverage in the paper they think they deserve.
Maybe MSU should build their own stadium. WFISD might have something to say about it, I imagine they have a lease that brings in some money from gate receipts.
A college should have its own football field.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 2:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Blog stats Sept.
This is a little confusing...but check THIS out.
Blog Stats:
Jason - 2,305
Lara Richards - 1,597
Nick G - 1,342
Rest of the field - Below 500
:-)
That's a blog I just ran across on a colleague's site.
Here's the coolness factor breakdown of everybody that takes the time to write a blog.
I'll start off by saying Jason Palmer and Nick Gholson are at the bottom of the list. They're tied but you'd be splitting hairs trying to determine who the dullest person is.
I like both the guys, but wow.
I'll put myself above those two just because I took the time to write this lame blog. I honestly don't take the time to write a blog a day, like I should.
I like Lara Richards, she a reporting phenomenon. Stephen Smith, Stacy Horany and Zac Duncan are at the top.
Smith is a quiet guy, but nice. Zac is a Husker's fan so I have to knock a couple points off for that. And Stacy would have to be at the top because any time I need a laugh I can count on her.
So that's the real break down of how you should read the blogs.
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Replay in Baseball
October 2, 2007After last nights amazing baseball game and Colorado Rockies win, I think it's time to have replay in baseball.
What other sport doesn't have replay. Baseball has to be the only one. There's not much you can do in golf with replay besides pointing out where a ball might have landed, but that's a little strategy of the game. Take a drop if you can't find the ball.
Hockey, basketball, football. Not sure about soccer, but I'm not sure why they would need it either. Either the ball crossed the goal line or it didn't. Take that back. Soccer should use it if they don't have it already.
Matt Holliday didn't score last night. He made a good attempt on a sac-fly, but the catcher for the Padres was blocking the plate - and doing a good job at it.
Game 163 should prove that baseball at least needs a little replay. Garret Atkins homer, I wanna say in the fourth inning, wasn't a double. He got robbed.
Owners have to figure something out. I know there going to wanna take a dollars-and-sense approach to the installment of replay, but what would be the adverse reactions.
I've heard that it would extend the game. Isn't that the beauty of baseball? You have to love the fact that you can actually go to a game and talk to the person next to you (bonding time) and not have to worry about what you might have missed. It's a slow, methodical game at times on purpose.
If you have the technology why not use it. If you have a cell phone and you need to make an important call, would you use it or say that it would ruin the peace and quiet of peace and quiet?
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