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Gnarls Barkley single "Run"
February 29, 2008Enjoy. I can't wait for the new Gnarls Barkely album, set to released sometime in the next couple of months. "Run" is available on iTunes.
How does everyone like the Justin Timberlake guest spot?
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Hancock trailer
Can't wait.
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The Hulkster Rulez
Hulk Hogan's divorce might have been caused by the fact that the little Hulkimaniac couldn't stay behind bars.
Hogan's split with wife Linda, who teamed for a great reality show duo, couldn't make it work. News is spreading today that Hogan was befriending his daughter, Brooke, friend in more ways than one.
All I could do when I read the story (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23397552/) was laugh.
First he slams Andre the Giant and now he's slamming teenagers. What a guy. I will still continue to look up to him, mainly because he was the guy I cherished when I was a 10-year old running around the house in my underwear and boots pretending to try and rip my shirt off.
Who am I kidding, I still run around with the house in my underwear and boots. The only difference is this time I can actually rip my shirt off. It takes a while, but I get the job done.
MSNBC did quote the National Enquirer for the story. I know, what were they thinking - The National Enquirer? Likes like the Times Record News quoting a sixth-grade class about the alleged love affair of Dr. Pepper and 7-Up.
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Seinfeld photos
February 28, 2008The TRN, unfortunately, wasn't able to sneak a camera into the Jerry Seinfeld show Thursday night.
So, if anyone got a picture or two they would like to share with the rest of the Clayton Hein blog fans, email away.
I'd be happy to post, or try to post, anything that is postable.
The review should be coming soon. I know I had a good time. More thoughts on the show to follow Friday morning when I'm less tired then I am now.
Oh, and if anyone got the chance to meet Seinfeld in Wichita Falls while he was staying in town, pass along the story because I would love to read it.
Goodnight, Texans, Americans.
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Seinfeld warm-up
Here's a show from 1998. Enjoy. TV-MA...
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Texas Wildfires
February 26, 2008This was written by the Associated Press. It's an update to what's going on in the Lone Star State. Reminder: give what you can to your local volunteer fire department.
ROBERT LEE, Texas (AP) — (Robert Lee is southwest of Abilene)
Firefighters across West and Central Texas continued to battle wildfires Tuesday that burned at least 200,000 acres, injured several people and forced the temporary evacuation of the 1,500 residents of Robert Lee, an official with the Texas Forest Service said.
Fire officials were waiting for daylight Tuesday to assess the scope of one massive wildfire stretching across Sterling, Reagan and Irion counties in Central Texas that could be as large as 500,000 acres, said David Abernathy, an incident commander with the forest service.
Airplanes will fly over the fire during daylight Tuesday to obtain more accurate mapping data, he said.
At one point the blaze moved so quickly — fueled by 50 mph winds — that flames were consuming an area the size of “a football field every minute,” Abernathy said.
Three firefighters were injured in Archer County when two fire trucks collided head on after one swerved around a car that pulled out into the road, Abernathy said.
One of the firefighters was airlifted to an area hospital, an Archer County dispatcher said. He survived but his condition was unknown.
Abernathy said he was aware of at least two dozen separate fires across the state and expected there were “many, many more that we won’t know about” until local fire departments report in.
At least 18 counties reported wildfires to state emergency management officials.
There are 25 local disaster proclamations in effect.
Officials blamed strong winds, sudden shifts in the wind and dry air. Some fires were likely started with winds blowing down power lines, sparking grassfires that grew out of control, Abernathy said.
“We had so many fires that there is no possible way to have enough firefighting resources for that many fires,” Abernathy said. “Texas had the same conditions that you might expect in Southern California with some of their Santa Ana winds. The right conditions came together. It’s extremely rare for us to see that.”
There have been no reported deaths and just three buildings destroyed.
“That’s just remarkable,” Abernathy said. “Firefighters saved countless homes around the state. We’ll have to lay it out just to luck that some of these large acreage fires are in areas that just weren’t populated.”
About 100 to 150 evacuated Robert Lee residents were settling in Monday night at the gymnasium of the Bronte School District, where cots were set up for the evacuees. The evacuation order was lifted later that night, Abernathy said.
“They basically came with just themselves and their children,” Superintendent Alan Richey said. Some brought their pets.
Bronte is about 12 miles from Robert Lee.
A fire of about 4,000 acres in Coke County caused the Robert Lee evacuation, said Anne Jeffery, an information officer for Texas Forest Service.
Fires across the state Monday included about 30,000 acres in Sterling County; about 7,000 acres in Archer County; about 3,520 acres in Callahan County; and about 500 acres in Mason County, Jeffery said.
Some homes were evacuated near the town of Cottonwood in Callahan County and near Mason in Mason County, Jeffrey said.
Earlier in the day, about 200 homes were evacuated in Odessa due to a wildfire. Those residents were allowed back home by early evening, said Andrea Goodson, a spokeswoman for the city of Odessa. The fire, which moved south of the communities, has burned between 4,500 and 5,000 acres, she said.
Firefighters were battling blazes in 40-50 mph winds throughout several counties, but mostly away from populated areas, said Midland Fire Chief Russ Conley.
“So far we’ve been fortunate,” Conley said.
Strong winds and warm temperatures fueled the wildfires in mostly rural areas of West Texas as the fire danger was classified as “extremely critical” by the National Weather Service.
The wildfire warning was in effect because of forecasts calling for strong winds and low humidity in western and central Texas, ideal conditions for the spread of wildfires.
Before Monday, wildfires had burned about 100,000 acres and destroyed about 60 homes and other structures in the past month. Two years ago, numerous outbreaks scorched 2.25 million acres statewide and killed 20 people.
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Skate Away
February 22, 2008Here's a Feb. story from Baltimore, M.D. It's about a 14-year old kid skateboarding somewhere he shouldn't have been and a cop who must have been having a bad day.
The 14-year old, from what it appears, is OK. The officer was suspended after the video was found on YouTube.com.
I'm sure the children's parents had something to do with the officer's suspension.
This shouldn't be an example of how officers abuse their powers at time, it should be looked at in a way of how we treat other people. Badge or no badge.
Here's a link to the paper, the Baltimore Sun, who has been covering the story.
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/bal-skateboarder,0,493420.storygallery
Oh, and here's the video.
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Cowboy Cheerleader Barbie
Just take a look for yourself and judge. Its a Barbie and its a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
I got this email from the Dallas Cowboys. I'm a loyal subscriber to Dallascowgirls.com, and I felt like I had to pass this along.
And I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Its a Barbie! What's a grown man supposed to do with a Barbie. But I'm partial to the Cowboys Cheerleaders, have been since I was an up and coming young man attending the training camp events.
I still remember the first time I saw them dance. There was an event held at the track at Sheppard Air Force Base, might have just started high school.
It might be pathetic, but I still remember one of the songs that they danced to -- Prince's "Let's Go Crazy." That's the kind of guy I am, I guess.
Anyways, for anyone interested on buying the $50 doll, here's where to find one.
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The Mannings
February 19, 2008Has Peyton ever turned down a commercial. I hope so.
The above is exactly why I didn't want to see little Manning win the Super Bowl. Soon Eli will be hosting SNL. It's the end of the world as we know it.
I do love the Oreo. If you want to have a little fun on work time go to http://nabiscoworld.com/oreo/dsrl/home.aspx .
Oh yeah, and I hear that Eli has landed the cover of the Madden game franchise. At least I can count on a curse. Giants to repeat?, probably not now.
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Texas vs. Texas A&M -- big screen style
February 18, 2008Tonight only at the Sikes 10 Theater. It'll cost you $10, or you can go the Buffalo Wild Wings, get hammered and eat wings without paying to watch the game. Or not.
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Dunk Contest '08
Gerald Green had my vote -- up until he did back-to-back between the leg dunks. I don't remember something as spectacular as the "blowin' out the candle" dunk.
It took mine and his breath away when he did it. Gerald Green is something else. I love Dwight Howard, mainly because he looks like he can have so much fun in his over-sized frame.
And the Superman dunk, if you can call it that, was (to quote Roger Clemens) mis-seen by the judges. He had his back turned to the like of Karl Malone and Dr. J and they couldn't see what the human Shrek was doing at that point in time.
Then Gerald Green ran out of ideas. He took his shoes off, signed them, put them on the judges' table and rode off into the lights of New Orleans arena.
The one thing that disappointed me was the failure of Rudy Gay. I'd have to say the first dunk, a rock the cradle type, was nice. It was better than a 36 he got.
Gay was also unable to bring out the non-hyped fan dunk. A few weeks ago he posted a request for help on his site. He wanted a fan's perspective on what dunk he should display.
It never came.
One final thought, Jamario Moon is no James White, of the San Antonio Spurs. White is the only person I've seen that can dunk from the free throw line two handed.
Moon's attempt at taping about two feet behind the free throw line and missing by about four feet was comical.
Here's White on display. Maybe he should be in the dunk contest.
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Peeked MMA interest
I'm a fan of the backyard brawl. Something about seeing two guys knock the snot out of each other does it for me.
I've watched about every backyard fight posted on YouTube.com. It's a rush, and I don't really know why.
Over the past year one guy in particular has risen through the ranks by sheer lore. His name, Kimbo Slice.
The guy is a beast. He basically was a bare-knuckle fighter for the longest time, but about 8 months ago he started getting into mixed martial arts. I think he stands at about 6'4" and weighs about 250 pounds. Just a guess, but there aren't a lot of guys in that weight class able to compete.
I was never really a fan with MMA, but I'm turning the corner -- mainly because the Ice Man, Chuck Lidell lost and Kimbo Slice's rise through the ranks.
Kimbo has only lost once, according to what info I've run across. It was early fight against Sean Gannon, an ex-cop, who at the time was a MMA fighter. Kimbo wasn't. Youtube it and see a brutal fight.
Here is a link to Kimbo's Saturday (Feb. 16) fight. I don't want to embed the video mainly because its a fight and its graphic.
Click at your own discretion. Mature audiences only, seriously. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G0pBHeJMkU
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"Semi-Pro" sneak peak and Andre 3K
February 16, 2008Andre 3000, of OutKast, who is starring in "Semi-Pro" with Will Farrell, states his mind about hip-hop and other things.
Can't wait to see Semi-Pro. Enjoy
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songerize that song
This website offers a service to play one song at the tip of a typist's keyboard strokes. One song at a time of course.
Try "Ain't No Love" by Bobby Bland, or "The Burn" by The Cure -- two songs on my playlist right now.
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Thriller
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Welcome on My TV :)
February 15, 2008"Dexter" you are more then welcome to come to my house the night you air. The TV show, originally aired on Showtime, will - because of the writer's strike - airs on CBS Sunday.
The story in today's Times Record News( http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/feb/14/not-my-tv/ )
suggests that some people might be a little upset about the drama making its way to national syndicated airways.
Don't know what people are getting so worked up over. It's just a TV show. Would I let my child watch it. Who knows. I grew up watching "Police Academy" movies and I think I turned out OK. Some people might say otherwise, but my mommy and daddy love me regardless.
I didn't know what was actually going on during those "Police Academy" and they were some pretty racy comedies - all 182 of them.
"Dexter" is just a TV show. I've seen more tame and I've seen a lot worse air on CBS. Mainly reality TV. They're are going to have to dial it down because its going on CBS. Nobody wants another "wardrobe-malfunction" fine.
Relax, its all I'm saying.
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Indiana Jones Pt. 4 trailer
February 14, 2008Posted by Clayton Hein at 01:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Scam No. 1
I figured this was as good as any to post new and ridiculous scams that I get in my Inbox. Look and avoid at all costs.
Visa ATM/Check Card Deactivation
Message from: Customer Service
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You may stop by your branch or call our Activation Center.
Toll Free: (866) 269-9419 (24 Hour Line)
Our automated system allows you to quickly activate your card.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Copyright 2008 Sterling Bancshares, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Fwd: Joke of the Day - man friends
Friendship Between Women:
A woman didn't come home one night. The next day she told her husband that she had slept over at a friend's house. The man called his wife's 10 best friends. None of them knew about it.
Friendship Between Men:
A man didn't come home one night. The next day he told his wife that he had slept over at a friend's house. The woman called her husband's 10 best friends. Eight of them confirmed that he had slept over, and two claimed that he was still there.
Happy Valentine's Day.
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Link to Clemens' Congressional Hearing
February 13, 2008http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?&brand=null&videoId=3243081&n8pe6c=2
Starts at 9 a.m.
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Kanye at the Grammys
February 12, 2008How could you not like this?
Kanye West's 2008 Grammy Awards Performance from kwest on Vimeo.
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Casting Crowns concert
Seems like some people were affected by my choice of words for the Casting Crowns concert.
Too bad.
I had a good time. I'm not really a fan of Christian Rock. I appreciate the music, but I've purchased one album Christian album -- P.O.D.
I thought I'd give it a shot, see what a Christian rock concert was like, and I'm glad I went. I didn't know what to expect. I thought when I walked inside the arena I would be handed a Bible and be baptized. I wasn't. That was a joke by the way.
Christian rock is Christian rock.
I did feel refreshed after the show also. It had a church-like affect on me. I hadn't taken the family in while and I needed to go to something. I went out of town last weekend and I wasn't able to go to a service on Sunday.
I did to go to a church for a wedding, but that doesn't count...I think.
Pray on.
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Your Texas License Plate Future
February 07, 2008Here a website to vote for a new license plate design.
Here's how the TxDot site breaks it down:
"Over the last 30 years, designs for the state's general issue plate have ranged from a plain, white background to the flying Lone Star Flag.
In January of 2009, production of the next plate will begin. Texans will have the opportunity to vote for one of four new designs or to keep the current plate."
Vote Now:
http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/services/vehicle_titles_and_registration/vote_plate.htm
Voting ends Monday at noon.
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Colby Work doin' Work
February 06, 2008This is a video of Colby Work enjoying the fruits of his iMac labor. Colby, 13, is a Zundy student and son of TRN reporter Ann Work. Watch and enjoy.
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Kanye on Tour
Kanye West is set to start trekking across the globe, where he'll stop no one knows. Not even me.
Yes Kanye is on tour and I expect it to be a grand event. He's taking Lupe Fiasco, a fantastic artist, N.E.R.D. and Rihanna with him.
I saw about two years ago, after the release of "Late Registration," and all I can say is the guy knows how to put on a show.
Probably the best rap concert I've been to, and I've been to a lot.
For those that are asking who N.E.R.D. is, then I'll fill you in.
They broke up a couple years ago, but I don't know why. It's basically the Neptunes -- Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, the fabulous production tandem -- and a male vocalist. They had a cd that was good, and I'm still confused as to why it didn't last.
Everyone should know the Umbrella - eh, eh, eh...Rihanna. And Lupe Fiasco. I can't say enough good things about him. Buy his cd if you haven't already.
Here's Kanye's blog if you're interesting in checking in to see when and where the tour will stop.
http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/
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Nothin' but Net
February 02, 2008This has to be the greatest commercial of all time. It aired during a Super Bowl and it featured M.J. vs. Bird. Greatest, you be the judge?
For more great Super Bowl commercials check out this site -- http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/specials/playoffs/2007/02/01/commercials.superbowl/index.html
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