"Surge" Humor

That Was Quick

A couple of days ago, I mentioned there was a new sports talk radio station in town. Yesterday, I gave it a listen for the first time around noon - Richie Whitt and Mike Fisher talking sportzzzzz on 990 AM. It was good stuff. I flipped over there today briefly and got, uh, music. Bad music. And some static. It was not an accident. After three days, the station is dead in the water. And Richie Whit will tell you so - and he's a tad angry.

Trump Tower

Ivanka Trump.

The Rednecks Have Us In A Stranglehold, Baby

"AUSTIN - Hours after Gov. Rick Perry kicked off his second full term in office, rocker Ted Nugent helped him celebrate at a black-tie gala, but not all attendees were pleased by the performance. Using machine guns as props, Nugent appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a cut-off T-shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag and shouting offensive remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance."

Story. (Picture is off the 'net but not of the actual event - but it sure could have been.)

So Wrong

I Couldn't Take My Eyes . . .

. . . off this reverse low rider at lunch.

Local News Hotties That Jazz Me

Rosie Has A Point - A Good Point

I didn't see it, but last night this went down on American Idol:

Simon said to the man, “You look a little odd. The dancing is terrible. The singing was horrendous and you look like one of those creatures that live in the jungle with those massive eyes. What do they call them? Bush babies.”

Paula calls Simon “sick” and tells the man that he was good and blah blah blah, but as soon as he leaves she starts laughing at him along with Simon and Randy.

And Rosie fires off this on The View this morning: “Isn’t that what America thinks is entertainment? To make fun of someone’s physical appearance and then when they leave the room laugh hysterically at them? Three millionaires, one probably intoxicated….”

Slickest Road In The History Of Ever

Snippets of this were on the news yesterday (it happened in Portland but it was broadcast nationwide). A full two minutes of carnage is captured on youtube.

A Special Evening With One Of The Greatest Presidents Ever

Scalpers are already wanting over $300 a ticket. Edit: It looks like some $200+ tickets are showing up.

One Week . . .

. . . after being linked to Girls Gone Wild creater Joe Francis, Linsday Lohan is headed to rehab. I hope Joe is OK.

Last Night . . .

. . . Texas and Oklahoma State battled into three overtimes before Oklahoma State won 105-103. You know why you haven't heard about it? Because college basketball is boring and no one cares. Heck, the Longhorns lost that game and probably had their guts ripped out which would normally* cause me to run naked through my neighborhood shouting with glee. But even I don't care. Let the Post Football Depression Season begin. _______ * Not to be confused with my average Saturday night.

Dallas ISD

Cat fight. It looks like there was some craziness this morning regarding Dallas ISD. First, the administration was dumb enough not to call off school and, in a dumber move, failed to issue an official statement of "We Are Open." Then things got more confusing when "a media outlet" announced that the school system would be closed. Come to find out that it was WFAA/Channel 8 that incorrectly announced that the Dallas ISD would be closed. Tonight, Channels 4 (already) and (presumably) Channels 5 and 11 will have a Happy Good Time pointing their collective fingers at BELO/WFAA/Channel 8.

Bend It Like

Last week's news was that David and Posh (Spice Girl) Beckham were coming to America. This week's news is that Borat won for Best Comedy at the Golden Globes. The actor behind Borat is also the actor behind Ali G. With that being said, let me link to all three of them in a pretty/very funny/shocking HBO-type-clip that I found on a different blog right here.

If This Blog Had A Library Card

Very Random Music Thought

The song "True" by Spandau Ballet won't go away. I really, really liked it when it came out in 1983, but I'm amazed at how it continues to show up. (You've heard it - proof here.) If you listen to any contemporary station right now (and this is what prompted me to start typing at this moment), it has raised its head again in the form of some song named "You" by somebody named "Lloyd." (I don't know, either.) But it's had second lives along the way. The song is the underlying beat in "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" by P.M. Dawn and "N Dey Say" by Nelly. Both cool songs. Throw in its appearance in movies from "Sixteen Candles" to "The Wedding Singer" to "The Wedding Crashers" and it's a major pop culture player.

Six Feet Under

I just heard a rumor about a funeral home buyout in Wise County but I can't verify it. Developing . . . (Unless it was in today's Messenger which I haven't seen yet. If that's the case, uh, nevermind.)

R.I.P. Passions

NBC has announced that the soap opera Passions (which, based upon my limited Internet research, is one weird show) has been canceled. In its place will be a freakin' fourth hour of The Today Show. And to certainly cause my early death, this fourth hour will be hosted by Ann Curry and Al Roker. Since I'm drawn obsessively to things that drive me crazy, I'll be TIVO'ing it ever day. Ann, I'll be watching your every move. (As I have many, many times before.)