Saturday, October 25, 2008

Bimbo Eruption

While I was @ a local grocery store, I saw a police car in the parking lot near mine. The officer got out and looked towards my car and I started thinking "OK, so maybe this was not the day to start my bank robbing career." I was in the check out when a woman who was spilling out of her top dropped her groceries and pushed a person out the door. The cop turned his lights on and she ran to her car. She was crying and he was writing a ticket. I walked out and then realized the chick was being busted for leaving her infant in her BMW 525i wagon. She was taken to the station. Wow.

Some things I have been wondering about lately:

If I am feeling sick, I am under the weather, but if I am well, am I "Over the weather?"
If one has a stone in the gallbladder, is it Mick, Keith, Woody or Charlie? How about Bill, Mick Taylor or the late Brian Jones?

On the MikePod:

Smashing Pumpkins: Zeitgeist: Reunion album that falls flat
David Honeyboy Edwards: Mississippi Delta Bluesman: Outstanding acoustic blues
Led Zeppelin: Presence: Great blues based rock.
Beatles: Past Masters Vol. 2: Great compilation of 1966-1970 non album singles. When are the UK remasters going to be available?

Beer brought to me by Miller and weather brought to me by The Weather Channel and Dr. Anna Marie. I saw a segment with her washing her Rolls Royce. Nice way to rub it in babe!

Coming Soon:

Celebrity Encounters, what should I use as a street name?

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Tough Week


Took 2 family members to the hospital in the past week for medical issues. One surgery, one more to go. The economy is going to hell as are the creators of The Hills. So with that all in mind, I thought it might be appropriate to inject (no pun intended) a little humor:

Things I am Sick of Currently:
1) Celebrity Chefs: Just cook damnit. If you watch the Food Network, several chefs seem to think they are in the clown business. If I want bad comedy, I'll just watch
"What I Like About You" or "Hannah Montana"

2) Home Improvement shows: You would think that by watching HGTV that no one in the US has a decent home. I really love shows that have inept people trying to flip homes for a profit. I always think "@ least I'm not that stupid."

3) Reality shows: You call this reality? Let's see The Girls Next Door, one is married, so is Hef, one is dating a football player and the other dumped Hef because he won't marry her. We'll just have to watch. I never thought 3 babes with plenty of boobs could be boring but I have been proven wrong. How come all these matchmaking shows come back for additional seasons because the relationships "didn't work out?" If I want to be bored, I'll read my HMO Coverage policy.

4) Celebrity blondes: Paris, Britney, LC, Heidi, Lindsay, etc. Go away! How about some redheads, brunettes (evil word according to Hef) etc.

Back to my reality:

Beer brought to me by Miller High Life Blues Radio brought to me by WDCB

On the MikePod:
Page & Plant: The Simple Truth: FM broadcast of a 1995 concert: Good Zeppelin tribute band
Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers: All time great classic album. I used to hide stuff in the zipper
Traveling Wilburys: Collection:Very good laid back roots music by 5 great musicians

Saturday, October 04, 2008

Baseball Fever


Nice to see both Chicago teams in the playoffs. Not so nice to see them run over by trucks. As a Sox fan, I wore my Konerko jersey to work on Friday and in all black. See photo. Didn't help. The Bears are 2-0 when I wear the Erik Kramer jersey, 0-2 with the new Hester jersey. Guess what I am wearing Sunday. The Cubs are reaping what they have sown by just being considered programming for WGN TV and Radio. Now they actually have to perform. The Sox are paying for being on Channel 44 for years when nobody could see them. One night of programming on Channel 44 had more snow than the blizzard of 79. That reminds me when they started ON-TV and you tried to watch the scrambled signal for a boob and I don't mean Bill O'Reilly. Yeah c'mon you did too.

And why is Harry Caray still being promoted like he is Hendrix? I don't care who is in town to promote their awful booktvshowmoviealbum by singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame."


Alright, enough of my maladjusted (I used to use that as a radio name in college) ranting and on to the record:


MikePod:

Coverdale/Page: Good Zeppelin Tribute band

Whitesnake: Saints and Sinners: Good Zeppelin tribute band

David Lee Roth: Skyscraper: Good Van Halen tribute band

Game Theory: Big Shot Chronicles: Great alternative indie rock from the 80's.


Still working on the celebrity encounters I've had. Beer brought to me by

Tetley's I dropped my shitty Tracphone in the liquorstore. I was mesmerized by the sign that said "Schlitz now in coolers!" I thought they are branching out, but then I figured that instead of wine coolers, they acutally had the beer in the coolers. I came back a little later and picked up my phone. It's a shitty phone, but it's my shitty phone.
Coming soon: Celebrity encounters and Volume one of "Things I Can't Stand Lately"