Paula's Party

Revised (6/28/09)
This has to be one of the goofiest shows I've ever seen. I find it ridiculous. So you might ask "Why watch it Mike?" Fair question. Here are my reasons:

1) First she does this seductive dance in the opening. There is a mirror ball twirling. It is festive. I feel she is speaking/gesturing (jestering?) to me. Then I usually snap out of it and put on Sabado Gigante.

2) She dresses up and hosts a lot of has been celebrities. I have seen Chris Knight of the Brady Bunch who is now famous for having a young hot wife than any vocational activity he is involved with. I also saw the Fridge from the 1985 Bears. What Mike Richardson was not available?

3) I usually only watch the opening and then the guests and then I move on to something else to annoy myself. So I don't invest a lot of time.

4) With her southern drawl she will take 10 minutes to pronounce the word "ham" "Hayammmmmm" I hope she does not serve Hamm's beer. It would take 3 hours to ask for @the liquor store.

OK, I am still talking to other folks to take over the blog while I am on my sabbatical. If I choose to listen exclusively to Black Sabbath, would I be taking a "sabbathical?"

On the MikePod:
Yardbirds: "Ultimate! Disc 1"
Bad Company: "Anthology Disc 1"
Black Sabbath: "Paranoid"
Green Day: "International Superhits"
White Stripes: "Elephant"
David Bowie: "ChangesBowie"

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Some People Should Say Yes To Drugs.

Ed McMahon (Hi Yo!), John Callaway, Farrah (Forke? Franklin?, like she needs a last name) and Michael Jackson. Enough of the dead and dying, time to make with the funny.

So Elizabeth Becton does not like to be called Liz. Like batshit crazy does not want to be called Liz. She works for a congressman and is in charge of his schedule. A hapless staff person @ a lobbying firm was trying to set up a meeting with the congressman she supports and addresses Ms. Becton as Liz. Ms. Becton over the course of 19 emails (19!)berated this person over this terrible misstep. Now it is all over the Internet. If I was Ms. Becton here's how I would try to go forward:

1) Commit to having a solid bowel movement. I mean battle ship (battleshit?) size. In fact, I would commit to one each day. A dump a day keeps the anger away.
2) A nice long vacation. Perhaps an amish bed and breakfast. No TV, No Internet, no instant coffee, no informal naming.
3) Counseling. Better yet, some people should say yes to drugs.

On a lighter (not for cigarettes) note. My birthday is this July 1. I have some things I want to achieve and experience. As a result, I am going to take a break from this blog. However, I think this blog should go on while I am away. Therefore, I have engaged some interesting people to continue while I find myself. Or someone else. This will take affect after the July 4th weekend. Feel free to comment @ mhmacmullen@gmail.com

Michael Jackson Dead

Wow. Kinda like Elvis. Hopefully he did not time it to upstage Farrah

John Callaway passes away

John Callaway, a legendary Chicago journalist passed away yesterday. I have a connection to him. Mr. Callaway did the commencement speech @ my graduation from college in 1986. We also had Ann Landers speak. Anyway, John gave a brilliant speech. I was the Station Manager/Program Director of the campus radio station. My car was parked in front of it. I went out to the car a little while after the ceremony and parked next to me was a Chevette and who should be getting into it? John Callaway. I thanked him for the speech and we shook hands.

Years later, I obtained a videotape of that ceremony and mailed a copy to Mr. Callaway @channel 11. I got a nice note from him. I have it somewhere, one of these days I'll post it.

This is about as serious as I ever get here. Coming soon:

The saga of Elizabeth Becton, and a review of Paula's Party

Another Book Finished

While it is hotter than Megan Fox out, I have managed to finish another book. Dealers Of Lightning, Xerox PARC and the Dawn Of The Computer Age. The next one will add to my intellectual firepower. Hot Flat & Crowded. Kinda sounds like IHOP on a Sunday morning huh? Or maybe a skinny model convention.

Here's the latest review

June 2009 Video Blog

Storms, Radio, MikePod, Corona

June Special Video Report Part 1

A live storm damage report. Part 1 of June Video Blog. I was going to make a longer one, but I was 2 buzzed.

Guess What I am doing on Saturday?

Since the storms were so bad in the Chicago area today that my weather alert radio @work went off like 10 times I was going to write about some of the odd things I have heard on my various radios (scanners etc.. and it's good!). As you can see what used to be my garage and what used to be a tree forced my hand. What will I be doing on Sat?

A) Building a cabin out of the tree
B) Announcing a sale of the best fire wood in the western burbs
C) Charging neighborhood kids a fee to climb the tree and by extension my garage.
D) Groveling with my insurance agent

Feel free to venture a guess via email. mhmacmullen@gmail.com

Jon & Kate Announcement

I was not going to post tonight, but there was a problem with my wireless network. I fixed it and this is a test. Anyway, they are going to make an announcement on Monday. I am sure they are seperating/divorcing. But the cynic in me thinks it could be something else. Here are some ideas:

1) Jon has 3 buttocks. A recent medical exam has revealed this. Now how does the family make money off of, uh cope with this situation?
2) Kate is selling her excess skin from her tummy tuck on E-Bay.
3) Jon & Kate are producing a new show starring the kids as "The Little Rascals"

While scanning the TV I came across this show on CLTV. The Cheeseburger Show. I love it. I am starting the hot-dog show soon.

Coming soon: June video blog (really, I mean it!) Weird things I have heard on my various radios, more book reports and news headlines.

Videos

While I plot out my June vidblog, enjoy these videos:

The Black Sabbath show: An outstanding parody of those '70's music cartoons.With their dog Doom Doom

Sammy Davis Jr, "Vehicle" Good God, kooka chaw, kooka chaw!

My new phone. No that's not me, I'm too dweebie.

Heavy Metal Memories

Wow. This guy is excited. I wonder what he does for a living. Insurance salesman? Dentist? Clergy? Why do I think there are a lot of comic books in the basement apartment he lives in in his parents' home? If I am in Heaven & Hell, maybe I think about becoming a classical musician if my fanbase is like him. I can't get that excited about meeting other men. Would I get that excited if I met Megan Fox, Diane Kruger or Madeline Albright

On the Mikepod:
John Lennon: "Rock N Roll"
Bruce Springsteen: "Tunnel Of Love"
Curve: "Doppelganger"

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DTV Conversion

Are you ready? I am. We have an HDTV (not HGTV) and the other 2 are hooked up to cable anyway. My ancient Bentley TV @work has a DTV converter connected to it. It is hard to get good reception in a highrise.

What I really like is the sideband channels. MeTV & MeToo show great old shows. I have watched a lot of Hawaii Five-O recently. Who is the coolest white man Jack Lord or William Shatner? I love all the cop shows from the 70's. Today if I wanted to make an action show, I would do it about insurance salesman or dentists. It would be different. People would be trying to get away from them, that would be the action. Sometimes when I see a marathon of these shows, I find myself hooked. Either that or I have smallpox.

Book Report Updates

To make up for the book reports I didn't do in school, I am tracking what I have been reading since January. Most of the stuff I read will not help my IQ. Einstein couldn't help my IQ, but that's a post for another day. Book reports

Coming soon: June videoblog, video book reports and a listing of the coolest white men in history.

Good Music Makes My Nipples Erect

Heard a lot of good stuff on the MikePod this week. I am reading a new book which I will reveal when I finish. I rode the mikebike a lot this week. It is hard to come to grips with the fact that when I was a middle schooler/high schooler I could ride without getting tired and now I get tired after a few blocks. I am progressing well however.I wonder if I am dweebie enough to bring my bike on Metra. Updated book report form coming soon and I am threatening to do a June video blog soon, perhaps as a parody of a well known cable personality.

Business:

MikePod:
Cult: :Rain & Revolution EP": Nice goth era track, cool b-sides
Liz Phair: "Whipsmart": Lo fi superbabe sings "Supernova"
Smithereens: "Especially For You". I saw these guys twice and they put on a great show both times.
Kaiser Chiefs: "Employment" Cool album
Rolling Stones: "Exile On Main Street" The last great album by these guys.
Smiths: "Louder Than Bombs" Nice collection
Michael Penn: "March" Named an album after a dreary month. I love it.
Jimi Hendrix: "Are You Experienced?" Not necessarily stoned, but beautiful.

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Michael Michael Bicycle

I got a red Shogun Shockwave bike. In the past few days my middle aged self has had trouble riding more than a few blocks. It is difficult to reconcile that fact I could ride for hours without stopping as a kid and now I need to stop after 6 blocks and think "Only 1 more hour until beer time" Then again, I could not do any serious working out in high school and I do so now intensely.

It was also great to get through a week without my lawn mower crapping out. I think I am going to bottle the sweat I expel when I mow and market it as an elixir.

News was brought to me by Nancy Pender, including this story about bikini bandits. Not only stealing hearts but also GPS systems.

Beer brought to me by Tetley's.

Finished reading John Lennon The Life
Video book report coming soon.

On the MikePod:
The Cult: "Dreamtime": Good goth rock
Pink Floyd: "Dark Side Of the Moon" "There's no darkside of the moon really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark"
Camper Van Beethoven: "Key Lime Pie"
Smiths: "The Queen Is Dead"

Happy Summer!

I am damn glad that the warm weather is upon us. This past winter was awful. It lasted from mid-November until like April 15. So Mikey's agenda includes lots of beer, shorts, and riding my new bike. Maybe I can pick up a paper route for a few bucks. I also like watching ME-TV and Me-Too on my HDTV. I may never leave the house again. I'll have other musings about HDTV soon. I am working on the next video blog. It might be a send up of a well known cable personality. Here's the business:

Reading:

John Lennon, The Life

On the MikePod:
Beatles: "Yesterday & Today"
Nirvana: "Roma"
Wolfmother: "Wolfmother"
Jimi Hendrix: "Cry Of Love"

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Sabado Gigante

I don't speak Spanish, which is a regret. I could never fit a class in HS. Anyway, while killing off some beer and being bored, I came on to "Sabado Gigante". Like I said, I don't understand Spanish, but I do understand hot babes. I love the comedy bits and they all seem to have babes falling out of low cut clothes. I love the live commercials. I love the variety of the program. I used to love watching a female wresting show in Spanish. I also loved "Lente Loco", kind of a "Candid Camera" type show. They had a couple of running bits I loved. There usually was a bit where a guy is interviewing for a job and a chick in a bikini would walk by. There was the old rubber spider in the fruit stand @ the Super Mercado and ofcourse, the pay the babe $50 to drop her drawers and walk down the street. We need that on the ole Anglo vision. Who would host that Regis? Dick Van Patten?

Mr. Lawncare II

The mower broke down again. I took it in and am still waiting on it. Meanwhile my grass is high (Insert pot joke here)and resembles a marshy swamp. I remember as a young adult thinking having a lot of grass would be great but this is crazy. Got a new LCD HDTV. The old one was almost 10 years old and you could not read any print on the screen. I thought I was losing my eyesight. My first observation is cleavage is better in HD.

Business:

On the Mikepod:
Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Disc 1
Liz Phair: "Exile In Guyville" Lowfi potty mouth hottie.
Replacements:"Let The Roadies Play Some" Bootleg, I'm in the audience!
Jane's Addiction: "Live"
REM:"Document"
Black Keys: "Rubber Factory" Great juke joint blues
Smiths: "Meat Is Murder"
Husker Du: "Candy Apple Grey"

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May Video Blog

MIkePod Update, Celebrity Chefs, Pontiac, Swine Flu

Mr. Lawncare

So we finally had a couple of days w/o rain. So I climbed on my roof Saturday and did the gutters. I prepared my mower for the 1st mowing of the season by taking the carburator apart and cleaning the carburator and filter. While I was on my ladder cleaning the gutters on my garage, my neighbor asked if I wanted to trade places with her. The thought of her Volkswagen-large butt in the air on my ladder unnerved me. It is bad enough the public has to see mine. I could not do that to my ladder, we've been through too much together. So I mowed the lawn on Sunday and watched it run out of gas just before I finished cuz the grass was so high.

On the MikePod:

Beatles: "UK Rarities"
Loud Family: "Interbabe Concern"
Eric Clapton: "Me & Mr. Johnson"

Beer brought to me this weekend by Corona
Weather brought to me by Bonnie Schneider