The Hangover

I finally broke down and saw "The Hangover" this weekend. Verdict: Very, very funny. It's along the lines of "Knocked Up" or "Super Bad" but, dare I say, better. The "guys go to Las Vegas" movies have been done time and time again, but this one has an interesting twist. The guys wake up after a night of partying, remember nothing, and spend the rest of the movie looking for a missing friend using a series of bizarre clues (a missing tooth, a baby in the closet, a tiger in the bathroom, one of them wearing a hospital wrist band.) And the movie raps up in a fantastic fashion. One of the guys finds a camera which contains the digital images that will explain the lost night. They agree to look at them one time and then delete them. From there, the images appear rapid fire on the screen as the credits roll to the side. The dialogue was witty, the audience constantly recoiled in shock or laughter, and I'm not sure I caught all the funny stuff that was going on. One commenter mentioned on IMDB that the actors, at one point of another, quoted lines from "Leaving Las Vegas", "Casino", and "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas." And I didn't catch a single line. Joe Bob says check it out.

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Yeah, it's a slow weekend but I did catch this opening of the Jon Stewart Show. I'm basically posting it because of the bit about the President's "stupidly" comment which begins at the 6:00 minute mark. Funny. And call me crazy, but I think his show is as informative, if not more, than the mainstream media (both left and right).

Fox 4 (or something like that) in Los Angeles

I think this is where Megan Henderson went although she doesn't appear in the video. Instead it features a sassy little reporter in a bikini who should immediately be given a contract to come to Dallas. (Plus I had to do something to get those skinny girls off the top of the page.) Edit: Oops, forgot to credit Alice for sending this to me

Friday Afternoon Pick Me Up

I know, I know. These gals are a little heavy, but I couldn't find anything else.

Political Talk

I think this is surprising. There is a 100% chance she will be confirmed so Cornyn's vote means nothing. Since that is the case, guys like him normally will take a position that will help them politically in the future. That being said, there's no question that the Republicans need to recruit the Hispanic vote. If they don't they'll slowly (or quickly) lose every office in the State. Cornyn is well aware of this. So what does he do? Vote against the first Hispanic nominee to the court.

Random Friday Morning Thoughts

• Minimum wage goes to $7.25 today. This "redistribution of wealth" thing is getting out of hand!
• I wouldn't mind being Gerard Butler.
• Or Clive Owen.
• The story of the Mansfield ISD retired superintendent is incredibly sad. He retires, goes on a six week motorcycle cruise across the country with his wife (actually a three wheeled motorcycle) and ends up dead in a crash in South Dakota. And the renaming of the football stadium in his honor had already been scheduled for this Fall. Think that will be an emotional night?
• The President gives a press conference on health care reform and all we can talk about is his uttering of the word "stupidly" in connection with the arrest of the Harvard professor?
• And it was stupid to arrest the guy regardless of how "belligerent" he was.
• I learned yesterday that there is a spider monkey at the Gaylord Texan that you can get you picture taken with. I'm in.
• I never go to JP court but ended up there yesterday when a client had an issue with conditions of her bond (she didn't do something she was supposed to do.) Judge Mark Autry out of Boyd runs a professional place --- And I'm not sucking up since it will probably be another 10 years before I'm in that court again.
• You guys never said a word about the week long "best of" posts. I hate you.
• The Dallas city council corruption trial gives me Tired Head.
• Someone told me that an (alleged) drunk driver smashed into the McDonald's in Bridgeport this week.
• Crazy animated GIF.
• I still don't know where talk show host Wendy Williams came from.
• News that should be huge news: Guaranty Bank (formerly Federal Guaranty) is dead in the water. It will be the largest bank failure this year. (My flimsy connection: The first fantasy football league I ever participated in was with a group of guys from that bank. I'm guessing 1996.)

Zombie Kid Likes Turtles

It's stuff like this that keeps you coming back.

I've Found The Template For My Ninth Wedding

I'm not sure I've ever done a 180 on a video like this in my life. I went from arms-crossed-this-is-stupid mode to smiling-not-too-bad mode. As someone always told me, "Live a little, boy." (Thanks, emailer)

Limited Interest

Boyd's own Greg Williams, who has lost jobs at The Ticket and ESPN Radio due to alleged drug use over the last couple of years, appeared last night on Big "Richard" Hunter's show. It was recorded and I've been alerted that I needed to check out the tape at the 1:06 mark. You can, too. That boy ain't right.

Gospel Night At Reunion

A faithful reader sends in these cell phone pics of "Gospel Music Night" at the Reunion from yesterday.

Random Thursday Morning Thoughts

• The Star-Telegram has an article today on Machine Gun Kelly and how he held a kidnap victim on a ranch near Paradise. Anyone know where that ranch is?
• I want a nickname like "Machine Gun."
• If Erin Andrews and ESPN had never acknowledged the nude video of her on the Internet, 99% of us would never have heard about it. Now I'm not sure there heavy handed approach isn't a publicity mechanism.
• But, man, she's hot.
• I saw a new Camaro at a gas station in Decatur yesterday. Pretty good looking.
• And the Update says a Camaro was involved in a fatal accident last night.
• Conan O'Brien made a joke last night with the punch line being about Spencer Pratt. How many people got that? I didn't.
• Lee Greenwood's ballad about America includes the line, "I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free." What's up with the words "at least"?
• Jon & Kate Break-up News = Now Officially Tiresome
• The white crowd starting up the Rhythm Clap while someone tries to sing on stage powers me down.
• I saw an "I Love My Wife" bumper sticker this morning. Do you really?
• The Rangers sweep of Boston almost makes you want to believe.
• The "o" on my keyboard doesn't work half the time this morning. Drives me nuts.
• "A newly-opened [Cleburne] store selling beer-and-wine has hired 20 young women who wear bikini tops and Daisy Duke shorts while standing on the street to wave at potential customers."
• Our local beer barn used to have bikini car washes on some Saturdays. I don't know if they still do that.
• Discussion this morning on the Ticket: Who is the Most Trusted Person in America now that Walter Cronkite is dead? Solid nominee: Tom Hanks.

"Birthers"

It's a little long, but the New York Times has an opinion piece on "birthers" - those who refuse to believe that Obama was born in the U.S. That's where I found this video which has been making the rounds over the last couple of days. I call it "Angry Crowd That Could Be In Wise County." (And I learned in the comments to the NYT's piece something that I should have known. Even if the crazies are right and he wasn't born in the U.S., being born to a an American Baby Mama makes him a U.S. citizen any way.)

Decatur Tech News

I don't know how many of you have 3G cell phones but if you do, take a look at them. For the first time ever today, Decatur is covered in 3G waves of magic.

Question Mark Time

I've seen portions of this video all over the news but never this entire clip. Holy cow. That's intense. But here's a question someone else posed: Is ol' Jerry Lepkowski, who had a video camera or phone and kept filming while a family dang near burned to death, a jerk?

Random Newark Wreck This Morning

I'm no mechanic, but I'm pretty sure that wheel isn't supposed to do that. (Stolen from Facebook.)

Reality TV Star In Ocean

Just when I thought it was going to be a slow news day, this little gem floats across my screen. Yep, it's the American Idol Bikini Girl. The greatest reality star ever. Darlin', marry me and I can get you back on TV on a little project I've got brewing called The Real Housewives of Wise County. You'll kill as they film you getting into the family truckster to get a bite to eat at CiCi's and then on to drop your week's allowance of $50 at Walmart.

I'm Insane Now

It's America's Funniest Home Videos Of Crazy People. But there's a little comedy at 22 seconds in. Wait for it. (Thanks, Jarhead.)

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts

• The F-22 program was cancelled yesterday with one of the reasons being that fighter was made primarily for mid-air combat ---- and that really doesn't occur any more. Hadn't really thought about that.
• If you heard about the civil suit alleging sexual abuse against Pittsburgh QB Ben Rothlisberger and you want to see what the accuser looks like, here ya go.
• My Radar Goes Off When: Any girl claims sexual abuse but doesn't contact the police and instead files a lawsuit wanting money.
• I'll be anybody's friend on Facebook. Then I feel kind of creepy looking through their photo albums to find out what their life is like.
• Is "Gospel Singing Night" at the Wise County Reunion really a big crowd pleaser?
• A guy named Kelly Hildebrandt gets on Facebook and finds a girl named Kelly Hildebrandt. So what do they do? They get married. Odd trivia: The guy caught one pass in his career as a receiver for Texas Tech.
• I once dated a girl for six months that I met on the Internet.
• In today's Messenger, there is a large photo showing 10 or so beds lined up on a the porch of a cabin at the Reunion grounds. No way I'm doing that.
• Somebody use The Google for me: When is the next time we'll see a full solar eclipse here in Texas?
• I ran into a lot of people in bad moods yesterday.
• Still haven't seen The Hangover although lots of people tell me I should.
• Probable Texas ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford did a publicity stunt in Houston last May when he and his lawyer walked down to the Federal Marshal's office in Houston to "turn himself in" when they knew there wasn't a warrant. Seemed stupid to me at the time since you really don't want to taunt the feds. (They have since got a warrant and Stanford sits in jail being denied bond.)
• There actually was a guy named "Ponzi" for whom "Ponzi Scheme" was named.
• It was almost impossible to find salsa in Mexico.