Tuesday, February 10, 2009

First Birthday

"It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play," Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band. Oh God, I'm quoting Beatles lyrics, I have got to stop reading Dan Shaughnessy. I'm slowly morphing into him.

It wasn't quite 20 years ago as The Beatles said, but rather one year ago on February 11, 2008 that The Man, The Myth, The Legend of the Awkward Mornings Beat Boring Nights/Chicks Dig McLovin Blog site became reality/realized.

Now, one quick year later, after 150-plus Blog Posts and nearly 3,000 visitors to the site, I'm wishing the site a Happy Birthday.

In reflecting back on the past year of blogging, I am still amazed that people actually come to this site to check things out and read some the postings. Though, I still get a kick out of the strange, roundabout ways that people get to the site from Google.

I know I wrote about this way back in July, but in looking at some of the ways people got here lately, I thought I would share some of the highlights (I swear these are actual Google searches):

"You bet your sweet ass I hate the Red Sox." Okay, gotta be a Yankees fan, probably loves A-Roid. Also probably wrote this one, 'You bet your sweet ass I hate Boston.'

"Preteen Ballbusters", C'mon, girls bust guys balls for what seems like an eternity, is it fair for a 10-year-old girl to be going out and busting balls on a 10-year-old boy whose happiness in life consists of mostly video games, the Internet and the fact they saw some porn on Skinemax while Mom and Dad were out of the house for the night.

"Does Jon Bon Jovi drink alcohol?" This is the question that is keeping all of America and the rest of the World on the edge of their collective seats. I know I won't be able to sleep peacefully through the night until I get an answer.

"Girlfriends, who needs them?" Obviously not this person, since they are Googling about it.

"I want to fuck Maria Stephanos", which goes well with the 'Maria Stephanos Fantasy' search string that was entered to get to this site. Someone is very clear about what their goals and priorities in life are. This is a man (or woman) who knows what they want most in life. Honestly, this may have been me, I can't remember. I may have drunk Googled it. I'm not sure. If it wasn't me, I'm curious what else the search returned for results beside my site.

"Is Christopher Knight taking HGH?", Probably asked by the same person who wants to know if Jon Bon Jovi drinks alcohol. Does Peter Brady really need HGH? Is doing some HGH all it takes for a 40-something has been to hook up with a 20-something model? If so, then sign me up in a few years.

"Mike Felger is a piece of shit." Hey, that's not nice. I like Felger, a poor man's Jim Rome (Felger, that prissy boy, metrosexual, talks to a microphone. Good head of lettuce - thanks, Jim for stopping by). Plus Felger's married to 'The Wood'. You have to give him some points for that.

"MILF convention, sights, sounds, under the table," yes, all of it. There needs to be a MILF convention, preferably held under a table, with lots of sights and sounds.

"Oakland press box food." Is it in high demand? Aren't there any good restaurants in Oakland? Are people in the Bay Area making fake press passes so they can have a taste of the good life by sampling the gourmet, five-star spread that is available 91 times a year in the Oakland Press Box?

"Retirement is boring, let's fuck please," Seriously, what did people do before the creation of the internet and the birth of Google? This is the kind of stuff people want to know about?

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

My Hatred of 'Shank' Shaughnessy Continues to Grow

This morning I was on Boston.com and for some reason unbeknownst to me I decided to click on Shank's latest column and read what he was today trying to pass off as profound sports writing/knowledge. Afterwards, I felt like the principal in Billy Madison during the Academic Decathlon.

"what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. "

Though in the interest of full disclosure, I did find the Rickey Henderson story the end of the column amusing.

But let's look through the other tidbits of knowledge that Dan drops on us. Here are some of the highlights.

"Not sure when the episode aired, but count "Jeopardy!'s" Alex Trebek among the legions of Belichick bashers. Under the category of "Sore Losers" was this answer: "One second from defeat in the 2008 Super Bowl, this losing head coach threw a hissy fit & stalked off the field." The contestant correctly asked, "Who is Bill Belichick?"

Dan, that item was only on multiple websites a couple of weeks ago. Way to stay current and in touch.

"A lot of college basketball fans probably have no idea that Duke's Gerald Henderson has a dad who was a pretty good ballplayer back in the day."

Wow, this puts watching Duke basketball games in a whole new context the next time I tune in to see the Blue Devils. Watch me dazzle my friends with that nugget of knowledge. I'm ready for March Madness now.

"Renee Zellweger grew up in Katy, Texas. Wonder if she ever met Roger Clemens."

I was wondering the same thing. I won't rest until I get that answer. Though I'd be more curious to know if Clemens did meet Renee Zellweger did he treat her like Mindy McCready? Or was Zellweger too old for Roger at the time? I grew up in Billerica, Ma. I wonder if Shank will put me in one of his columns, wondering if I ever met Tom Glavine, because we grew up in the same town.

"Bad news on the doorstep: Yesterday was the 50th anniversary of the day the music died, when Buddy Holly's plane crashed in an Iowa cornfield."

Again, way to stay current Dan. No wonder you're viewed as a fossil.

Nice of Shaughnessy to throw a bunch of crap together and try and pass it off as a column worth anyone's time to read it. Talk about mailing it in. Should he feel quility for cashing in a paycheck based on tidbits like, "Speaking of the Rocket, Brian McNamee goes back on the attack Monday on "The Howard Stern Show."

I find it amusing that the title the editors over at the Boston Globe gave Shank's piece was "Pieces of his mind," when you know they were dying to call it "Pieces of crap from Shank's ass."

This is why Deadspin, or Barstool Sports or SI.com's Hot Clicks or ESPN's Bill Simmons along with dozens of other sites on the web will continue to be the go to sites/people on the Web for people looking for entertaining, informative sports news.

Time to give it up Shank. Please stop. I can't take it anymore.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Back with a Bang

"Oh My!!," Thank you Dick Enberg.

"So hot, want to touch the hiney," Thank you Adam Sandler.

"Oh, yeah, Oh yeah, I would do everything to her. I don't care what she looks like. I would wreck that chick," Thank you Brian from Family Guy.

Check out our favorite saucy, MILFy, mavericky-politician Sarah Palin rockin out the signature black Maria Stephanos' 'Do-Me' boots, leaving little doubt as to why she has 5 kids.

It's good to see our Sarah back in the spotlight after a three-month hiatus (where blog posts on this site have decreased dramatically in Sarah's time away - coincidence, maybe). She certainly has come back on the scene with a bang, as if to say, 'I'm back, remember me.'

Palin's possible campaing slogans in 2012:

'A vote for Palin is a vote for My Luscious Booty.'

'Palin: Putting the sexy back into politics.'

'Distracting World Leaders One at a Time.'

Monday, February 2, 2009

PETA is bringing The Funk, The Noise, and The Sex

With Super Bowl 43 now in the books and today in full post-mortem analysis (ad nauseum) mode - the commericials sucked, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street band were okay and the game was good, but not the best of all time (and isn't close) - let's focus our attention on what would have hands down taken the moniker for 'Best Super Bowl Commerical', only if NBC had the stones to approve and play it.

From that cutting-edge organization known as PETA we have a PSA regarding the benefits of not eating meat and engaging in a diet consisting mostly of vegetables.



Pick a scene, any scene at any time and NBC found a reason to reject the ad. Let's see, the reason's were:

licking pumpkin

touching her breast with her hand while eating broccoli

pumpkin from behind between legs

rubbing pelvic region with pumpkin

screwing herself with broccoli (fuzzy)

asparagus on her lap appearing as if it is ready to be inserted into vagina

licking eggplant

rubbing asparagus on breast

That's all? Was it really so bad? All deemed inappropriate by NBC. Was any of the content in the commerical any more offensive than anything NBC would show in 'Lipstick Jungle'?

I have to say that I'm more freaked out by the lady on 'Medium' talking to dead people in her sleep than seeing women rubbing assorted vegetables all over themselves.

With the success of the 'Got Milk' print ads, I wonder if the people at NBC would have approved of this ad that promotes the benefits of Milk and ran in it in place of the Vegetable ad.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Get On Your Boots....

...and run as far away from the radio as you possibly can while U2's new song is playing.

Run, run and run some some until you are out of earshot of this song.

U2's first single from No Line on the Horizon (out March 3rd), Get on Your Boots was released last week, and to say that I'm a little less than enthused about it is an understatement. We waited for over four years for this - yuck. Forgive me if I say I haven't heard this before, as I have - wasn't this on the 'Pop' album that came out in 1997? It wasn't, well it should have been.

It would have fit right in. Was 'Get on Your Boots' one of the discarded 'Pop' outtakes that they've rehashed, re-recorded and are trying to pass off as a new release. If so, shame on Bono and the rest of the boys. The rest of the album can't be this bad - can it? If it is then Bono needs to go back and help third world countries get out of debt and forget about writing music for awhile. Even the first release off 'Chinese Democracy' - Chinese Democracy, was better that 'Get on Your Boots'.

One thing I'm excited about it is this. The anticipation is building for the arrival of the almighty Chickenfoot. Oh yes, it's coming. Here's a small taste http://www.chickenfoot.us/.

What a heavy intro. Hopefully, the rest of the album sounds like this.

Friday, January 23, 2009

25 Things About Me

Since some of my friends on Facebook have written "25 Things About Me" notes, I figured I'd go along with the cool crowd and do the same thing. Because I really liked my list 25 of things, I thought I would post it here as well (especially since Blog posts have been pretty light, okay non-existant as of late).

So here are 25 Things About Me.

1. Shhhh, don’t tell anyone, but I once killed a man and no one knows as I’ve kept it a secret all these years.

2. I get very honest while drinking and will truthfully answer any question, or offer up an unedited opinion of how I really feel about things after a couple of beers. So, if you want to know my uncensored thoughts about Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness get a couple of Bud Light tall ones into me and be prepared to fire away with your questions.

3. I really wish I could play an instrument, piano or guitar, either one would be fine with me. I used to play (if you want to call it that) guitar and I wasn’t very good, so I stopped after about a year.

4. I read the internet, send or read e-mail way too much while driving. I’m addicted to looking at my Treo while driving. I can’t help myself. I will soon move on to playing games on my iPod touch while driving so watch out.

5. I once tried to write a novel while in college (all 180-plus pages worth) and every once in a while I’ll develop an additional couple of pages to the story in my mind. I should sit down and put it all together, but I suck at writing dialogue and multiple character development scares the shit out me.

6. I wish I could go back in time (DeLorean anyone????) and have my current self kick the living shit out of my old self at various times of my life and beat some sense into me. Man, I was stupid and did some really stupid things that to this day I am embarrassed about.

7. I learned a long time ago both on a personal and professional level never to overreact to what some perceive as a “crisis situation”. Always take a step back, take a deep breath and never let your emotions get the best you. Only then are you adequately prepared to handle the situation. I always find it funny when watching others overreact.

8. Despite what the calendar says and what my body looks like and feels, I’m really only 7 years old and will be for the rest of my life. It’s more fun to go through life with the mentality of a 7-year-old. ‘I don’t want to grow up I’m a Toys –R-Us kid.’

9. I look at my son Dylan and think of the life of endless possibilities that he has ahead of him, and I’m a little envious. Though, I look forward to imparting all of the wisdom that I have gained to help him decipher those possibilities.

10. Dylan’s name comes as a result of the coolness of Dylan McKay on Beverly Hills 90210. I always thought if I had a son, he would have a cool name and the name Dylan is pretty bad ass.

11. Some of my favorite winter things: Watching the snow fall, seeing all the lights at Christmas time.

12. Some of my favorite spring things: A cool spring rain, Taking in the scenery (and by scenery I mean hot chicks) that the businesses in and around Copley Square have to offer on the first real warm spring day of the year.

13. Some of my favorite summer things: Watching a baseball game at Fenway Park, eating/drinking at an outdoor restaurant/bar. Going to the beach after 4 p.m., as that’s the best time to go – less people and the sun’s not beating down on you.

14. Some of my favorite fall things: Driving with the convertible top down (which is pretty much a good thing from May-October), Halloween, and having Baseball, Football, Basketball and Hockey being played pretty much at the same time.

15. I’ve been a part of many cool things and experienced a lot of fun times in my life and I have my friends to thank for that. I am deeply indebted to all of them in that regard.

16. I like Mac’s better than PC’s. I like Pepsi better than Coke, Burger King runs circles around McDonald’s and Whole Milk rules over any of that low-fat/no-fat crap.

17. I’ve sung karaoke once in my life (which was once too many) and realized that Stairway to Heaven might not have been the best song choice. Though at the time (and many beers) it made a lot of sense. How better to make my karoke debut than being up on stage for 8 minutes, singing a classic? That’s how I rationalized my choice in my mind.

18. There’s nothing better than a good meal and a nice glass (or two) of wine to accompany it, at least I think so.

19. After two years (and 10 classes), I’m finally ready for Grad school to end. These final three classes can’t end fast enough. It’s all repetition at this point. Though it would make me really happy to see The Streak last three more classes.

20. I think that the music from the 80’s and early/mid 90’s is still the best music out there.

21. Of all the books I’ve read to Dylan in his nearly four years of life my favorite quote is from ‘One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish.’ “Today is gone. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one. Every day, from here to there, Funny things are everywhere.” I love that quote. That’s going on my tombstone.

22. I really like my current job and the people whom I now work with, which hasn’t always been the case at prior employers. It’s made going to work everyday for nearly the past three years a lot easier.

23. I go for long drives on windy back roads, which usually aren’t heavily traveled, to relax and work out any problems in my mind that I may be dealing with. I find driving (along with listening to the radio really loud) very therapeutic.

24. “I Am McLovin.”, “Chicks Dig the Long Ball” and “Awesome Mornings Beat Boring Nights” all come together in perfect harmony as a result of my Blog site : http://chicksdigthelongballl.blogspot.com/

25. I was JUST KIDDING regarding Item 1. I have a strange sense of humor. If I kid you, or give you a hard time, that means I like you. I have my Dad to thank for this trait, because he did the same thing.

I’ve enjoyed reading the 25 Things About Me lists that some of my friends on Facebook have done. I’ve found them really interesting. Hopefully, people will read my list and think the same thing. I’ve enjoyed putting my list of 25 together. And now my story is all told.

Monday, January 12, 2009

The Apocalypse is Upon Us

We'll start off 2009 (with our first post of the year), telling why for the 10,325,679th time the world as we know it will end soon.

One word will be the death of all civilized society.

Mantyhose.

WTF????? Who thinks this is a good idea? -Obviously Mack the construction worker who is so freely ready to admit that he goes around wearing Mantyhose on the construction site and has done so for the past 4 years. Is there any doubt that Mack the construction worker is a made up persona?

Reason 10,325,670 why the world will end soon is because smart people like myself can't control our laughter at stupid people, like the one in this video.

GODDAMMIT, OHHHHHH - SMACK!!!!!


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